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Kutaisi vs San Salvador

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Under balanced weights Kutaisi edges it, 62 to 58, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Kutaisi is stronger on quality of life; San Salvador on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.3 of 62 points (scores 65/100)Safety: 6.6 of 62 points (scores 59/100)Healthcare: 7.0 of 62 points (scores 63/100)Internet: 6.4 of 62 points (scores 58/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 62 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 5.5 of 62 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 4.6 of 62 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 7.0 of 62 points (scores 63/100)Quality of life: 7.7 of 62 points (scores 70/100)62
Kutaisi
out of 100

Georgia's second city with a budget airport and year-long stays

Full Kutaisi profile →Where to stay in Kutaisi →
Safety: 7.8 of 58 points (scores 62/100)Healthcare: 8.5 of 58 points (scores 68/100)Internet: 7.2 of 58 points (scores 58/100)Visa ease: 11.3 of 58 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 5.6 of 58 points (scores 45/100)Climate: 5.2 of 58 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 7.0 of 58 points (scores 56/100)Quality of life: 5.7 of 58 points (scores 46/100)58
San Salvador
out of 100

Central America's fast-changing capital near the surf coast

Full San Salvador profile →Where to stay in San Salvador →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricKutaisiSan Salvador
Cost of living65no data
Safety5962 ✓
Healthcare6368 ✓
Internet5858 ✓
Visa ease9090
Getting there & around50 ✓45
Climate4242
Air quality63 ✓56
Quality of life70 ✓46

Cost

MetricKutaisiSan Salvador
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$871no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricKutaisiSan Salvador
Homicides per 100k2.03 ✓3.3
Political stability (0–100)56.967.6 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)7179 ✓
Life expectancy71.2 yrs71.7 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricKutaisiSan Salvador
Download19 Mbps21.7 Mbps ✓
Upload9.8 Mbps ✓5.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricKutaisiSan Salvador
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport360 days180 days
Entry, EU passport360 days180 days
Entry, UK passport360 days180 days

Getting there and around

MetricKutaisiSan Salvador
Non-stop airport destinations3333
Walkability (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricKutaisiSan Salvador
Comfortable months per year55
Annual mean PM2.521.7 µg/m³ ✓24.7 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Kutaisi or San Salvador?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Kutaisi or San Salvador safer?
San Salvador scores higher on safety (62 vs 59), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Kutaisi or San Salvador?
San Salvador: a measured median of 21.7 Mbps versus 19 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.